The Conference of Beijing and Women’s Human Rights

The twentieth century has witnessed a normative progress in the subject on women’s human rights. However, some aspects of the matter are still subject to disagreement. One such aspect is that of sexual rights. This paper describes and examines the treatment given to the subject on women’s human rights in Beijing. It underlines the main advances achieved there, and places emphasis on the contributions of Mexico’s delegation in that international conference. Also, it appraises the importance of such achievements for the improvement of women in Mexico.